At a rehearsal for MCT’s final playreading of the season, “Third,” by Wendy Wasserstein. By PAM HARBAUGH If you haven’t made it to one of Melbourne Civic Theatre’s most appealing and artistically stimulating playreadings, then you’ve missed some very cool and most artsy theater experiences. MCT had its final one of...
Review: ‘The Flick’ at Dr. Phillips Center
Marcellis Cutler as Avery, Daniel Cooksley as Sam and Jessica Hope Grossman as Rose in “The Flick.” Photo by Patty Wolfe By PAM HARBAUGH Watching life flicker by while living on the periphery, emotionally isolated, is at the heart of “The Flick” — Annie Baker’s three-hour award winning drama now on...
‘The Frog and the Princess’ and the Daddies’ Day
Photo of Orlando Shakespeare Theatre’s production of ‘The Frog and the Princess’ features Kristin Shirilla and Adam Reilly. Photo by Tony Firriolo. By PAM HARBAUGH Quick. If you want something different to do on Father’s Day, you can scoop up a special ticket offer to “The Frog and the Princess” at...
Play Read: ‘Third,’ by Wendy Wasserstein
In rehearsal for Playread Series presentation of “Third” at Melbourne Civic Theatre. By PAM HARBAUGH Melbourne Civic Theatre presents another in its acclaimed Playread Series at 2 p.m. Saturday (tomorrow, June 20) with the public reading of “Third.” “Third” was the final play written by the award-winning late playwright, Wendy Wassterstein....
Guest Review: ‘Zombie Prom’ at CVP
John Dudley as Jonny Warner in “Zombie Prom” at Cocoa Village Playhouse By TERRENCE GIRARD I returned to the Cocoa Village Playhouse for the first time in a couple of seasons, intrigued by the title “Zombie Prom,” this summer’s final production by Stars of Tomorrow, CVP’s youth training program. It turned...
VIDEO: Brevard Visits THE TONYS
Rita Moreno (Brevard’s Rita Moreno, that is) standing by the big Tony sign. By PAM HARBAUGH Four determined Brevardians — Rita Moreno, Donna Furfaro, John Kurowski and Jeff Oliver — made it to New York City last weekend to attend the 2015 Tony Awards. After the show, they headed to the...
Upcoming Orlando Broadway Series
By PAM HARBAUGH So people are melting over the 2,700-seat Walt Disney Theater in the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Here are some reasons for you to explore the new facility as well. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” Nov. 10 to 15. Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The...
Watch.The.Tonys…Tonight!
‘Airline Highway’ by Lisa D’Amour, directed by Joe Mantello. Photo (detail) by Joan Marcus By PAM HARBAUGH When it comes to awards shows, The Tonys know how to do it. And those folks should. They are, after all, in the business of theatrical presentations. No second takes. No edits. Live, all...
Review: ‘Picnic’ at Melbourne Civic Theatre
“Picnic” at Melbourne Civic Theatre, photo by Pam Harbaugh. By PAM HARBAUGH It’s a hot day on the Kansas plains in 1952 when Helen Potts fans herself with her handkerchief and wishes out loud that a cyclone would come by to cool things off. She gets that cyclone, but it comes...
In Conversation with Peg Girard
MCT’s “Picnic.” Photo by Pam Harbaugh. By PAM HARBAUGH One of director Peg Girard’s favorite plays is the 1951 play “Picnic” written by William Inge. The writing and story content thrill her, she says. As does the glimpse into 1952 rural Kansas. It opens June 5 at Melbourne Civic Theatre and...